| Úsáideann an file stíl íostach – níl aon chainteanna fada ná ornáidiú sa dán, ach is iad na rudaí simplí a bhfuil brí mhothúchánach leo. | The poet uses a minimalist style – there are no long speeches or ornamentation, but simple things carry deep emotional meaning. |
| Tá íomhánna laethúla mar chuid lárnach den dán – m.sh. "cuirtear síos an fón", "lagnaíonn an cnag" – rudaí beaga a léiríonn deireadh nó briseadh. | Everyday imagery is central – e.g. "the phone is put down", "the knocking fades" – small things that represent an ending or a rupture. |
| Baintear úsáid as meafar sa teideal féin: "Deireadh na Feide" – tagairt do staid mhothúchánach nuair nach bhfuil aon dóchas fágtha. | A metaphor is used in the title: "Deireadh na Feide" – a reference to the emotional state when all hope is gone. |
| Tá codarsnacht idir gníomh agus tost, fuaim agus ciúnas, labhairt agus neamhchumarsáid – rud a neartaíonn téamaí an dán. | There is contrast between action and silence, sound and quiet, speech and lack of communication – which strengthens the poem's themes. |
| Tá easpa sonraí agus ganntanas ainmneacha nó freagraí – rud a chuireann béim ar uilíochas an taithí. | There is a lack of detail and absence of names or answers – this places focus on the universality of the experience. |
| Tá gontacht na línte suntasach – úsáidtear abairtí gearra, lom, gan mhíniú – rud a léiríonn tost istigh an fhile. | The brevity of the lines is striking – short, bare sentences without explanation – reflecting the poet's inner silence. |
| Úsáidtear ionadú (enjambment) i roinnt línte, rud a léiríonn leanúnachas nó leanúnachas briste sa chomhrá nó sa chaidreamh. | Enjambment is used in some lines, showing continuity – or disrupted continuity – in the conversation or relationship. |
| Is sampla é an dán de liricíocht phríobháideach – tuairisc inmheánach, mothúchánach, ach nach mínítear riamh go hiomlán. | The poem is an example of private lyricism – an internal, emotional reflexion that is never fully explained. |